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Email The hijacker forced his way onto the school bus with a rifle and commands to “Get out of town, now!” It was “one of the scariest” scenarios possible, law enforcement said later – 18 children and their driver, at the whims of a man with a gun earlier this month. But the bus driver says the gunman was no match for the queries of kindergartners. The man moved all the students up front of the bus headed for an elementary school in Columbia, S.C., driver Kenneth Corbin told “Good Morning America” this week. The gunman seemed intent on reaching the next town, at least 15 miles away. Then, the kids – the kindergartners especially – started peppering him with questions, Corbin said. ....
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No guns for Fort Jackson trainees after school bus hijacking 2 hours ago Fort Jackson commander Brig. Gen. Milford Beagle speaks to reporters May 6, 2021, in Columbia, S.C., following the school bus hijacking. (Stephen Fastenau/The Post And Courier via AP) The Army’s largest basic training post paused weapons immersion training after one trainee escaped May 6 and hijacked a school bus with an unloaded M4 carbine, officials at Fort Jackson, in South Carolina, said Thursday evening. The pause “means simply that weapons are kept in the arms room unless they are needed for a specific training event,” such as going to the range or practicing aiming techniques, post spokesman Patrick J. Jones told Army Times. The pause applies to all personnel in basic training, he added. ....
Fort Jackson pauses weapons immersion training, officials say Fort Jackson have paused its weapons immersion training while we continue investigating. By WIS News 10 Staff | May 13, 2021 at 3:32 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 7:13 AM FORT JACKSON, S.C. (WIS) - Fort Jackson has paused its weapons immersion training, officials say. The pause is in response to last week’s school bus hijacking in Richland County. A statement Fort Jackson officials released on Thursday states: “We have paused our weapons immersion training while we continue investigating. Although we knew there was no ammunition in the weapon, we acknowledge that others did not know that fact. Our goal is to determine how this happened and what actions are needed to prevent it in the future. ....
Fort Jackson apologizes for SC school bus hijacking, trainee arrested 18 children from Forest Lake Elementary were on board, but are safe. The suspect boarded the bus wearing a physical training uniform and carrying a rifle, officials said. (Source: Emiliano Lucas Figueroa) By WIS News 10 Staff | May 6, 2021 at 3:21 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 10:04 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Fort Jackson military officials have apologized for the hijacking of a Richland Two school bus loaded with elementary school children on Thursday morning. 23-year-old Jovan Collazo, a soldier in training, has been arrested after he hijacked the school bus with a M4 rifle, police said. ....